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was going to have his oats, he always took up the cat 

 by the skin of her neck, and dropped her into the next 

 stall, that she might not be in his way while he was 

 feeding. At all other times he seemed pleased to have 

 her near him. Eclipse was fond of a sheep, and 

 Chillaby, called from his great ferocity, the Mad 

 Arabian, whom only one of the grooms dared to ap- 

 proach, and who savagely tore to pieces the image of 

 a man purposely placed in his way, had his peculiar 

 attachment, to a lamb that used to spend many an hour 

 in butting away the flies from his friend. 



" A gentleman of Bristol had a greyhound, which 

 slept in the stable along with a very fine hunter of 

 about five years of age. These animals became mu- 

 tually attached, and regarded each other with the most 

 tender affection. The greyhound always lay under 

 the manger beside the horse, which was so fond of 

 him, that he became unhappy and restless when the 

 dog was out of his sight. It was a common practice 

 with the gentleman to whom they belonged, to call at 

 the stable for the greyhound to accompany him in his 

 walks : on such occasions the horse would look over 

 his shoulder at the dog with much anxiety, and neigh 

 in a manner which plainly said ' Let me also accom- 

 pany you.' When the dog returned to the stable, he 

 was always welcomed by a loud neigh he ran up to 

 the horse and licked his nose ; in return, the horse 

 would scratch the dog's back with his teeth. One 



